I've been thinking a lot about what to do when my contracts up in mid August.
I feel that the situation calls for a little bit of SWOT analysis, I mean, what good are business theories if you can't apply them to completely irrelevant subjects right?
Strengths-- After working as an English teacher I've discovered a new skill that I would have never attributed to myself. I'm patient. Yes, patient. Not as patient as some other teachers and I certainly wouldn't say I'm as patient as a saint, but definitely more patient than I would have previously thought.
Apart from that I suppose I have a passable intelligence and some inter-personal skills.
Oh oh, I can also fit into small spaces and fly with nearly no discomfort on even the most budgeted of budget airlines.
Weaknesses-- I cannot reach the top shelf of anything. Ever. I'm also obnoxious when I think the other party in a discussion doesn't know what they're talking about (I'm pretty sure I have an involuntary eyebrow twitch) not an attractive trait to be sure. I consistently fail at pretending that I care what those people are saying. It's been worse lately, I'm irritable due to lack of prospects.
Opportunities-- When I first wrote this I couldn't think of many/any. To be fair to my own self, I'm pretty sure they're there and I'm just leaving them painfully unexplored due to some mysterious and sudden lack of confidence in my own abilities. On the other hand, I could have been right the first time and they might not be there at all.
Threats-- Procrastination. It's far too easy to only think about what I should be doing as opposed to actually doing it. Realizing that I can't do what I want to do right now sends me away from writing applications and looking for jobs to reading the news and eating spicy peas.
In short, as this does for many businesses my SWOT analysis has taught me not very much but the very superficial things that are problems and not necessarily any clear leads to a solution. Meh, it only took me half an hour and a netbook.
As my time in Taiwan draws to a close it seems very clear to me that I have two things left to do here.
1. Spend time with some of the lovely people I've been lucky enough to meet and see some of the awesome things that Taiwan's kept hidden while I've been grading homework (Taiwan touch my heart)
2. At the end of these three months I need to know where I'm going next, I mean, apart from the physical need to buy a plane ticket due to lack of visa, I actually need to have some sort of plan of action.
Red Button Moment
Semi serious suggestions of opening a youtube channel, taking acting classes, living of the fat of the land, being supported by wealthy men, knitting, making art and the like are appreciated, really. Semi patronizing as they are I really know that they're coming from a good place. They can stop now though, I need all the advice and support I can get, let's keep it clean though guys okay?
Done.
And here, because I'm actually hoping no one reads any of this and y'all just skip to the pictures are some pictures/video. You'll have to excuse the terrible picture quality, I can assure you the Fuji Instax pictures are excellent, but the Nokia pictures not so much (although the Nokia is sa-weeeet)
I haven't uploaded this due to sheer vanity, but hell, this toilet needs to be shown. My friend's mum came to visit, I took he to Taipei and we stayed in a facy hotel, with an eerily manly toilet.
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| Approximately two minutes and three people after. |
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| Homework. All due tomorrow. Fun much? |
Even the pictures are terrible!
Here's one more video of nothing really, but it was one of the best meals I've had in Taiwan, that's good enough right?
Dx
N.B
Lack of updates is due to fun being had.
